Name: City of Empires
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City of Empires

Ottoman and British Famagusta

Edited By: Michael J. K. Walsh

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This title represents the first volume dedicated entirely to studies of the historic city of Famagusta in the years which followed the siege of 1571, despite the city’s undoubted importance.

Despite its undoubted importance, there has never been a volume dedicated entirely to studies of the historic city of Famagusta in the years which followed…

Despite its undoubted importance, there has never been a volume dedicated entirely to studies of the historic city of Famagusta in the years which followed the siege of 1571. City of Empires: Ottoman and British Famagusta takes an important first step in redressing this imbalance. The four centuries which followed the conflict, as the contributions gathered here demonstrate, are rich research seams for scholars of history, urban design, photography, art history, literature, drama, military history and the post-war mandates. City of Empires also places emphasis on the tangible heritage of Famagusta—twice listed as endangered by World Monuments Fund and now the recipient of an increasing number of international efforts to protect it.

Michael J. K. Walsh conducted his graduate studies at the Universities of Cambridge, St. Andrews and York, before being employed for nine years in the Department of Archaeology and Art History at Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta. In this time, he successfully nominated the historic city of Famagusta for inclusion in the World Monuments Fund Watch List. He has co-edited several books on Famagusta, including Medieval and Renaissance Famagusta (Ashgate, 2012), Crusader to Venetian Famagusta (Central European University Press, 2014), and Famagusta: Contemporary Images from an Historic City (Datz Press, 2015). He is currently Associate Professor of Art History and Associate Chair (Research) in the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Jan Asmussen, Lucie Bonato, Zehra Cagnan, Vera Costanini, Danny Goldman, Mariod Hadjianastasis, Carlos Jaramillo, Tamas Kiss, Unver Rustem, Werner Matthias Schmid, William Henry Spates, Ege Uluca Tumer, Hulya Yuceer